Clinical Training Overview

The general surgery residency at the University of Florida is an accredited, five to seven year program designed to train residents in either academic or private practice surgery, or to prepare them for fellowship opportunities. See examples of our current clinical rotation schedule across all training levels.

PGY-1: Example of a First Year Resident Rotation Schedule

Rotation 1

Acute Care Surgery/Trauma

Rotation 2

Colorectal Surgery

Rotation 3

Burn Surgery

Rotation 4

Night Float

Rotation 5

VA Plastic Surgery

Rotation 6

Vacation

Rotation 7

Pediatric Surgery

Rotation 8

Transplant Surgery

Rotation 9

Night Float

Rotation 10

Vascular Surgery at Shands

Rotation 11

General Surgery VA Lake City

Rotation 12

General Surgery VA Hospital

Rotation 13

VA ICU

PGY-2: Example of a Second Year Resident Rotation Schedule

Rotation 1

Acute Care Surgery Days

Rotation 2

General Surgery/Endoscopy at VA Lake City

Rotation 3

Acute Care Surgery Nights

Rotation 4

Critical Care Medicine

Rotation 5

Pediatric Surgery

Rotation 6

VA Night Float

Rotation 7

Vascular Surgery at Shands

Rotation 8

Burn Surgery

Rotation 9

Breast/Endocrine Surgery

PGY-3: Example of a Third Year Resident Rotation Schedule

Rotation 1

Minimally Invasive & Pancreas/Biliary Surgery

Rotation 2

VA General Surgery

Rotation 3

Pediatric Surgery

Rotation 4

Transplant Surgery

Rotation 5

Colorectal Surgery

Rotation 6

VA Thoracic Surgery

Rotation 7

Surgery Elective!

Rotation 8

Vascular Surgery

PGY-4: Example of a Fourth Year Resident Rotation Schedule

Rotation 1

Breast/Endocrine Surgery

Rotation 2

Acute Care Surgery/Critical Care

Rotation 3

Vascular Surgery – VA Hospital

Rotation 4

Acute Care Surgery/Critical Care

Rotation 5

Community Surgery at St. Vincent’s in Jax / Surgery Elective!

Rotation 6

Minimally Invasive & Pancreas/Biliary Surgery

Chief Resident Rotations

Rotation 1

VA General Surgery

Rotation 2

Minimally Invasive & Pancreas/Biliary Surgery

Rotation 3

Colorectal Surgery

Rotation 4

Transplant Surgery

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